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15 Thank You, Too (stylized as ⑮ Thank you, too) is the 15th studio album by the Japanese girl group Morning Musume '17. It was released in Japan on December 6, 2017 with two versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray edition and a regular CD-only edition.
Release details
The album was announced on October 21[1] in Hokkaido, during their 2017 Autumn Tour: "Morning Musume Tanjō 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~". Making this their first album in over 3 years and created their widest gap between studio albums.
On November 2, the official track list was released and revealed that only their two most recent singles were included.[2] Leaving out five other singles released between 2015 and 2016. Nonetheless, the album includes 10 brand new tracks and 3 of which are: an unreleased song from 2015, a remake of their 23rd single and a self cover of their indies single with new arrangements.
This release also includes a limited edition Blu-ray recording of their 20th Anniversary Event held on September 14, 2017 in Shinkiba Studio Coast: "Morning Musume Kessei 20 Shuunen Kinen Event ~21 Nenme mo Ganbatte Ikimasshoi!~". The event featured surprise guests, Sayumi Michishige and Reina Tanaka (Morning Musume OG).
This is the first album to feature the 12th, 13th and 14th generations, the last album to feature 10th generation members, Haruka Kudo and Haruna Iikubo, and the only album to feature 12th generation member, Haruna Ogata.
Featured lineup
Morning Musume '17
- 9th generation: Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta
- 10th generation: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo[3] (last album)
- 11th generation: Sakura Oda
- 12th generation: Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino, Akane Haga
- 13th generation: Kaede Kaga, Reina Yokoyama
- 14th generation: Chisaki Morito
Morning Musume OG
- 6th generation (Blu-ray only): Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Jealousy Jealousy (Album Version)" (ジェラシー ジェラシー) | Tsunku, rap arrangement by U.M.E.D.Y. | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Romance ni Mezameru Mousou Joshi no Uta" (ロマンスに目覚める妄想女子の歌) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 4:41 |
| 3. | "CHO DAI" | Tsunku | Tsunku | Shoichiro Hirata | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Watashi no Nanni mo Wakacchanai" (私のなんにもわかっちゃない) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Jama Shinai de Here We Go!" (邪魔しないで Here We Go！) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Style of my love" (Sung by: Haruna Iikubo, Sakura Oda, Maria Makino) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Narcissus Kamatte-chan Kyousoukyoku Dai 5ban" (ナルシス カマってちゃん協奏曲第5番) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Shoichiro Hirata | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Seishun Say A-HA" (青春Say A-HA) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Wakaindashi!" (若いんだし！) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Shichiro Hirata | 5:09 |
| 10. | "Mou Gaman Dekinai wa ~Love ice cream~" (もう 我慢できないわ〜Love ice cream〜) (Sung by: Haruna Ogata, Akane Haga, Kaede Kaga, Reina Yokoyama) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Shunsuke Suzuki | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Dokyuu no Go Sign" (弩級のゴーサイン) | Ameko Kodama | Sho Hoshibe | Yocke | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Koi wa Toki ni" (恋は時に) (Sung by: Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo, Miki Nonaka, Chisaki Morito) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Kaoru Okubo | 5:11 |
| 13. | "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Morning Musume.'17 Ver.)" (女子かしまし物語(モーニング娘。'17 Ver.)) | Tsunku | Tsunku | Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki | 5:17 |
| 14. | "BRAND NEW MORNING" | Sho Hoshibe | Jean Luc Ponpon & Sho Hoshibe | Jean Luc Ponpon | 4:18 |
| 15. | "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary Ver.)" (愛の種(20th Anniversary Ver.) (Additional Track)) | Kenzō Saeki | Sakurai Tetsutaro | Shunsuke Suzuki | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Opening" | |
| 2. | "Morning Coffee" | |
| 3. | "MC" | |
| 4. | "KoiING" | |
| 5. | "MC" | |
| 6. | "I Wish (Updated)" | |
| 7. | "Shabondama" | |
| 8. | "Resonant Blue" | |
| 9. | "MC" | |
| 10. | "Daisuki Dakara Zettai ni Yurusanai" (Sung by Sakura Oda, Miki Nonaka) | |
| 11. | "Robo Kiss" (Sung by Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo) | |
| 12. | "MC" | |
| 13. | "One Two Three (Updated)" | |
| 14. | "Fantasy ga Hajimaru" | |
| 15. | "Say Yeah! ~Motto Miracle Night~" | |
| 16. | "MC" | |
| 17. | "Ookii Hitomi" (Sung by Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka) | |
| 18. | "MC" | |
| 19. | "Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" (Sung by Morning Musume.'17, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka) | |
| 20. | "MC" | |
| 21. | "Jama Shinaide Here We Go!" | |
| 22. | "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke" | |
| 23. | "What is Love?" | |
| 24. | "[Encore] VTR" | |
| 25. | "[Encore] Roman ~My Dear Boy~" | |
| 26. | "[Encore] MC" | |
| 27. | "[Encore] Love Machine (Updated)" | |
| 28. | "[Encore] Ending VTR" |
Rank and Sales
| Chart | Weekly Ranking |
First Week Sales |
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| Japan (Oricon Albums Chart) | 4 | 29,852 |
| Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart) | 5 | 27,605 |
References
- ↑ モーニング娘。'17情報局. Twitter post by Ai Takahashi. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑ ⑮ Thank you, too. Hello! Project. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑ "Kudo Haruka to graduate from Morning Musume.'17". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
External links
- Album details on the Hello! Project official site
- Album details on the Up-Front Works official site